How to Fix Quality Issues at Boeing - Episode 230
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- Boeing should use a third-party organization that would act on behalf of the FAA to monitor the design and production of its aircraft. That’s the proposal of special guest and Kilroy Aviation CEO Mike Borfitz published in a June 28, 2024 editorial in Aviation Daily.
This kind of oversight had been provided in the past by Boeing employees who acted as the eyes and ears of the FAA. The process is based on FAA regulations created in 2005 that allowed manufacturers to create Organization Designation Authorizations (ODAs), groups of employees who were paid by the manufacturer and who worked for the FAA.
The effectiveness of this organizational setup for Boeing was questioned in the wake of the 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019. Borfitz's proposal would address the weaknesses of the previous setup by having a third-party organization outside of Boeing's control act as Boeing's ODA. This would make it more likely that concerning issues would be brought to the attention of the FAA.
This episode includes a wide-ranging discussion of how aircraft are certified to FAA standards. Todd Curtis and Borfitz, both of whom worked for Boeing when the company merged with McDonnell Douglas, relate that the merger led high-level Boeing managers to focus more on shareholder value.
Borfitz expresses his belief that the current Department of Justice sanctions against Boeing that require an independent monitor to oversee compliance and safety for three years would be ineffective because it allows Boeing to return to its previous management policies in three years.
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This wasn't "too deep", it was fascinating and offered conceptual fixes to real world problems. Thankyou.
Great discussion. It was not too deep, in part because the management problems exist in other industries and the problem solving principles can also apply in other, nonflight industries. Your handling of letting us know about your sponsors is professional and totally appropriate. Five star TH-cam channel. ✈🏆
This was a very interesting episode. I am not involved in the aviation industry in any capacity other than as a life-long fan of flight, however I believe it is important to put all the info out there for everyone. Some random person may have an idea that will be useful, or they may know someone who might. Keep on expanding all of our knowledge - if it gets people to pay attention and become involved in any way, it's a successful mission.
Good episode, very intriguing ideas! I really want to see the best for all companies and agencies involved.
That said, I think it doesn't go far enough. We really need a private Underwriters Labratories or Consumer Reports type of company that can be totally independent, transparent, and free from both monetary and political pressure to evaluate all aviation companies for safety and reliability in an ongoing way. Bring everything out in the light.
It’s not too deep for most of the flying public. It’s just that most prefer to close their eyes, wish in one hand and 💩in the other. If any decent percentage of the 2.6 million of us who fly every day would raise our hands and say “Enough!” change could be affected. Instead, the families of crash victims are left to go it alone and there aren’t (knock wood) enough of them at any given time to demand the changes that are needed. Keep going, gentlemen.
Blaming Boeing for the max crashes is a joke. Where the hell was lionair accountability for the lies and criminal actions 31 pages from the mainteance logg book missing. They found a escape goat with mcas thats all that is..Flying a aircraft for 30 days knowing it had issues has nothing to do with boeing..
Weren't the flight laws written by a subcontractor? They should share the blame.
You lost all that credibility as soon as you said about we can get a 5% Discount from your 2 Sponsers. Ruined it.